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Jimmy Titanic @ The Burren with The Coyne Family opening
If you are going to find yourself in heaven, it may as well be in historic circumstances, like going down on the greatest ship ever built. Yet even now, 100 years later, angel Jimmy Boylan steps aboard Titanic every day: riding its notoriety, struggling with its legacy, forever consumed by 'the Wondership'.
In the year of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, after fictional accounts and conjecture, documentaries, and journalism, a remarkable piece of pared down theater manages to entertain, inform, move, and comment from a completely original point of view.
"God and Gabriel are just two of some 20 delightfully outrageous characters all portrayed by Colin Hamell - in Bernard McMullan's darkly funny Jimmy Titanic.Colin Hamell is the real entertainer."
read more from the Boston Globe review
"Colin Hamell switches effortlessly from comedy to drama, and his performance is just as deft as he hops from character to character, accent to accent, and even language to language.This is the work of a virtuoso."
read more from the Boston Edge review
"Colin Hamell has the energy and passion of a holy roller evangelist. They must carry him out on a stretcher. The mercurial actor zips from role to role with only a change of lighting and blink between, if that. Most characters have distinguishing cadence. His portrayal of the unsophisticated, jaunty, and likeable Jimmy is irresistible. Hamell occupies the stage with dynamism and focus. Director Carmel O'Reilly utilizes the small space with terrific ingenuity. Her actor is rarely still for long and manages to effect location changes by interacting with a single piece of movable set. Physicality is paramount. I gather from the playwright that some of the more outrageous attributes depicted are the collaborative invention of O'Reilly and Hamell. The fast paced production pauses when effective, then continues headlong with a steady hand at the helm."
read more from the Woman Around Town reviewWRITTEN BY BERNARD MCMULLAN, DIRECTED BY CARMEL O'REILLY
NEW YORK CRITICS RAVE!
"SCENES THAT MAKE ONE SHUDDER ARE BALANCED BY THOSE WITH WICKED HUMOR.HAMELL OCCUPIES THE STAGE WITH DYNAMISM AND FOCUS."
The show will be opened with traditional Irish Music from The Coyne Family
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LocationThe Burren (View)
247 Elm Street, Davis Square
Someville, MA 02144
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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